E-mail snafu no reason to disqualify company's bid
The Federal Claims Court ruled that a company's bid proposal was not late because it "was both reached and received by the government's e-mail servers before the due date."
DOD's contractor database could lead to the wrong results
The Defense Department's past-performance database sometimes is not a reliable guide to which contractors are best prepared to handle a job, a wartime commission has found.
Annual budgets: Rethinking a legacy of the Cold War
Defense and civilian officials have urged and urged Congress to give them a little more flexibility from the rigid budget cycle.
GSA plans BPAs with green IT in mind
Several blanket purchase agreements for IT products also will push contractors to be more green.
DOD reconsiders the insourcing question
Officials look more strategically at the acquisition workforce, but there are concerns about who DOD sees as part of that group.
Talks heat up behind cybersecurity law
Senior Senate staff members are working on cybersecurity legislation.
An addition to the federal dialect
Government officials have one more word to add to their repertoire of government-only language.
Officials change tone on insourcing
Officials say they never intended for massive insourcing, and the administration has not let it happen.
GSA leader's zero footprint
Administrator Martha Johnson hit a unique mark of making little, or maybe no, impact on her environment.
More controls placed on ANC contracts
Officials now must justify sole-source contracts, such as those awarded to Alaska Native Corporations, worth more than $20 million, according to a new interim rule.
2012 IT spending poised to survive aggressive cuts
An IT budget expert says IT spending will weather the budget crisis, but the debate on the 2011 budget will set the tone for 2012.
Transparency can't shine without context
The Obama administration, Congress and watchdog groups want more transparency, but transparency can still leave much of the public blind.
D.C. goes public through social networks
The hub of governmental power earns the top spot of being connected through Facebook, Twitter and chat rooms.
IT funding could be last budget survivor, study predicts
The opportunities in federal IT remain viable as IT funding passes through the heavy cuts to agency operations.
Gordon pushed to release past performance records
Experts want more information from the meetings assessing agencies' oversight to protect the government from abusive contractors.
The downfall of volunteerism: The report
There was a no report because there was no time to finish the report.
Automatic debarments not the answer in a war-zone, White House official warns
Dan Gordon tells the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan to avoid creating blanket recommendations on how to punish contractors.
Contracting panel urges suspensions, debarments for misbehaving contractors
A commission reviewing government contracting in war zones recommends both expanding jurisdiction for punishing wrongdoers and requiring suspensions and debarments.
GTEC pushes ahead on strong 2010 results
The defense technology company built thrust in the second half of 2010 with new contract awards and by finishing two major acquisitions.
Federal government shutdown FAQ
The impending government shutdown is raising a a lot of questions about what's to come and what employees should do. Here are some answers.
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